"Punishment for Greed." This an essay on the punishment for greed. It takes examples from a song by Godsmack, the book "Animal Farm," and from the bible.
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Charles Caleb Colton once said, "Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance." In the song, "Greed", by Godsmack, the punishment for greed was simply loosing self-identification. In the book, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, it shows how greed can convert us into what we hate the most. In the Bible, the story of Adam and Eve expresses the origin of greed and what came from it.
Often punishment can be something as small as being …
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…becoming what you, or simply tasting the forbidden fruit. Either of these causes problems in society and cause punishment not only for the greedy, but also for those around them. As P. J. O'Rourke once said, "Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power."
…becoming what you, or simply tasting the forbidden fruit. Either of these causes problems in society and cause punishment not only for the greedy, but also for those around them. As P. J. O'Rourke once said, "Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power."
